for，afterdinner，hecametomeagainandrenewedtheconversationwithespecialcordiality。IalsohadalongtalkwiththerealRiaz，andfoundhimintelligentandbroad—minded。
Onethinghesaidamusedme。ItwasthatheespeciallylikedtowelcomeAmericans，becausetheywerenotseekingtoexploitthecountry。
InCairoandAlexandriaIenjoyedmeetingtheAmericanandEnglishmissionaries，——amongthemmyoldYalefriendDr。HenryJessup，whohasforsomanyyearsrenderedadmirableservicesatBeyrout;butthemostnoteworthythingwasalecturewhichI
heardfromDr。Grant，aneminentPresbyterianphysicianconnectedwiththemission。ItwasonthesubjectoftheEgyptianTrinities。Thedoctorexplainedthem，aswellastheTrimurtisofIndia，byexpressinghisbeliefthatwhentheAlmightycamedowninthecoolofthedaytorefreshhimselfbywalkingandtalkingwithAdaminthegardenofEden，herevealedtothemanhehadmadesomeofthegreatmysteriesofthedivineexistence，andthatthesehad\"leakedout\"tomenwhotookthemintoothercountries，andtheretaughtthem！
IalsofoundatCairoanotherespeciallyinterestingmanofaverydifferentsort，anArmenian，Mr。Nimr;and，onvisitinghim，wasamazedtofindinhislibraryalargecollectionofEnglishandFrenchbooks，scientificandliterary——amongthemthe\"NewYorkScientificMonthly\"containingmyownarticles，whichhehaddonemethehonortoread。Ifoundthathehadbeen，atanearlierperiod，aprofessoratthecollegeestablishedbytheAmericanProtestantmissionariesatBeyrout;butthatheandseveralotherswhohadcometoadopttheDarwinianhypothesiswereonthataccountturnedoutoftheirsituations，andthathehadtakenrefugeinCairowherehewaspublishing，inArabic，adailynewspaperaweeklyliterarymagazine，andamonthlyscientificjournal。Iwasmuchstruckbyoneremarkofhis——whichwas，thathewasdoinghisbesttopromotetheinterestsofFreemasonryintheEast，astheonlymeansofbringingChristiansandMohammedanstogetherunderthesameroofformutualhelp，withthefeelingthattheywerechildrenofthesameGod。HetoldmethattheworstoppositionhehadmetcamefromaveryexcellentProtestantmissionary，whohadpubliclyinsistedthattheGodworshipedbytheMohammedanswasnottheGodworshipedbyChristians。ThisremindedmeofasermonwhichoneofmyfriendsheardinStrasburgCathedralinwhichapriest，reprovinghisCatholichearersforenteringintoanyrelationswithProtestants，especiallyopposedtheideathattheyworshipedthesameGod，andinsistedthattheGodoftheCatholicsandtheGodoftheProtestantsaretwodifferentbeings。